a porcelain figure of a Red Army soldier on a horse

SIGNED IN CYRILLIC 'N. DAN'KO' WITH A NUMBER 'N 8', ALL IMPRESSED IN PASTE

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a porcelain figure of a Red Army soldier on a horse
signed in Cyrillic 'N. Dan'ko' with a number 'N 8', all impressed in paste
A young soldier in a Red Army uniform coat on horseback, with a gilt helmet and painted face, on foliate base, design by Natalia Y. Danko, marked under base
4¼in. (10.8cm.) high

Lot Essay

Figurines of the period often represent characters from the Soviet epoch.
Natalia Y. Danko worked at the Imperial Porcelain Factory from 1914; from 1919 she headed the sculpture workshop at the renamed State Porcelain Factory.

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